Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-17
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
MILLIONS FOR THE NAVY.
Another Bill Passes the Senate.
THE TEXAS SEED BILL.
The House Fails to Pass It Over the Veto.

The House Fails to Pass It Over the Veto.
The Senate.
Mr. Hoar presented resolutions OF the Massa-
chuSettS legislature in favor of coast defenSes and
the building of navy shat will command the
commence OF the American people and the respect
| of other nations"
Bills were reported from committees and placed
| on the calendar as follows:
~ eXurpate pleuro-pneumonia and foot and
olsease, and 10 facilitate the expectation Of
TO enable Indian tribes to bring suits in the
@ UlDai name In United States courts in certain
10 authorize the ChOctaw, ChickaSaw, Chero-
zee, Nee, creek and Seminole nations of Indians to
lease iaas f9r mining purposes and to validate
For relief OF assignees OF John Roach.
rpT 9 settlement Of the accounts OF certain states
expended Tor military purposes in the war OF 1872
BILLS WE'RE INTRODUCED
and referred as follows:
BY Mr.. Misunderstanding right of way and
other privileges to the Hampton and Old Point
Railroad company, Va.
IN BY Mr; Whitthorne-To create naval reserve
In auxiliary cruisers, officers and men from the
mercantile marine OF the United States.
THE VETOED PENSION BILL
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Plumb presented me-
moral from grand army organizations in Kansas
asking for the passage of the dependent parents
pension bill over the veto of the President.
Mr. Hoar in connection with that petition, said
Unat he desired to call attention to single fact in
cOnnectlOn with the chief argument brought
against the bill-that Was the alleged eXtrava-
gant expenditure which the bill would occasion.
ne had obtained from the treasurer OF MaSSachuS-
etts statement or the aid paid by that state to
soldiers l ana their families since the war. That
aid was paid out under most careful supervision,
and did not include bounties or gratuties or any
thing but supply OF the needs OF soldiers and
their widows and families occasioned by the war
The total amount thus paid at present is
SIS, ,765, ,21O.6s. Mr.. Hoar said this aid had
1Sese been extended ten only to needy persons
II the same I'm proportion were carried out through
the United States uhe population OF Massachusetts
5000 600 This showed that the n claim on the
part OF the Executive that the increase of the an
nua pension list by the bill would be from seventy
five to one hundred millions was extravagant.
AN INQUIRY.
MI. Morgan offered resolution directing an in
quiry by the committee on foreign relations into
the question OF Spanish claims growing out of the
occurrences Of Santiago de Cuba and into the
question OF the Pelleuer and other claims against
Hayti Laid on the table.
THE BILL 10 INCREASE THE NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT
PASSED.
The Senate then resumed the consideration OF
the bill to provide for the increase Of the naval es
taDlishment The amendment offered yesterday
by Mr.. Butler requiring the vessels to be s.for sea
service, was withdrawn.
The bill was then paSsed-yeas 46: NAYS z
The nays were: Messrs. Coke Jones ARK, Plumb,
Vance, Van Wyck, Vest and Voorhees,.
,o rhis is the Hale bill appropriatng
rams light draught gunbOats, torpedo boats, tor
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
of House bills on the calendar to which there were
no objections.
THE EADS SHIP RAILWAY BILL.
The Senate then passed number of House bills,
mostly OF private character, and at two o'clock
resumed consideration Of the Eads ship railway
House Of Representatives.
THE PRESIDENTS VETO OF THE SEED BILL SUSTAINED.
The Speaker laid before the House the message
from the President returning without his appro-
val the bill appropriating 1000 for special dis
tribution OF seed the drought-Stricken counties
OF Texas.
Mr.. Lanham moved that the bill and accompa-
nying message be referred to the committee on
agriculture. Inasmuch, he said, as he had intro
duced this BILL he was unwilling to let the occa-
sion pass without saying word in vindica-
passing this measure In doing so it followed the
precedentS established in 1879 and in 1883 when
bills OF similar character We're passed by Congress
partment OF Agricultural were constitutional, If
seeds could be distributed for the declared object
OF promoting agriculture, If the agricultural
interest continental in the character then the
needs Of agriculture should be considered equal in
rank to any other requirement OF the government.
The motion to refer was lost. Yeas, 81; nays
"a.
The question was then put: "Would the House
pass the bill, the Presidents objections to the
contrary Notwithstanding" and it was decided in
the S,1 negative; g1II;~ Yeas, S3; nays, 100
The Following was the Affirmative vote;
MesSrs. Anderson (Kan.), Baker, Brady, Boutelle,
Brown Ohio, Brown (Pa.). Buchanan, Burletgh,
Campbell Pa;l. Cannon, Caswel, Clardy, Conger,
fisher Feese Fue PPnsso tsa eage eFeay gay
Geddes, Gllhllan, Goff, Grosvenor Hale, Harmer,
He%e Hui Gio~a acksHn Hsman onnss5 H
Kleiner, Laird, Ianham, Iibbey, Lindsey, Lindsey,
Louttit, Lyman, Martin Mckenna, Mckinley, Nil.
O'Hara, oNeill Penna.1, Payson, Peters, Perkins,
Plumb, Price, Reed, Rowel, Ryan, Sayers, Sessions,
%a@1a Smas Stevenson Strait sWtnburne symes, z
worth, Warner Mo.), Weaver Gowa), Weaver
sNeSpM aSS Mood%sre dMener West White Penn Walrord
THE ANT1-MoRMoN BILL
Mr.. Hammond, of Georgia, called up the confer
ence report upon the anti-MormOn bill.
Mr. Bennett, OF North Carolina, spoke against
the adoption OF the report.
The House agreed-yeas 2O2, nays 4O-to the
report
The RetaliatOry Bills.
THE MINORITY REPORT OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Mr. Rice today, on behalf OF the minority OF the
House committee on foreign affairs, submitted the
following report:
| The minority OF the committee, desirous of
securing prompt action and, II possible unanimity
OF expression by both branches OF Congress on the
pending questions in dispute between this govern
ment and that OF Great Britain concerning the
nsherles, and believing that the bill which has
already passed the Senate by substantially
unanimous vote clothes the Executive with ample
powers, are constrained to differ with the recon-
mendat10nS OF the majority that the House adopt
separate or new measure, which will necessarily
% IOllOWeQ by delay, and recommend the passage
by the House Of the Senate bill.
The report is signed by MessrS. Rice, Wait,
| Ketcham, Phelps and HIT.
The House Appropriations Committee.
| AMENDMENTS OF LOCAL INTEREST TO THE SUNDRY
| CIVIL BILL.
The House appropriations committee held q
meeting last night. The two Senate ordnance bills
were referred to the subcommittee on fOrttfca-
tons, this being the first meeting OF the committee
| since they came over from the Senate.
| The Senate amendments to the sundry civil bill
| were taken up and twenty-five OF them concurred
In While 2:s6 were nOn-cOncurred in and four were
cOncurred in with amendments. The amendment
increasing the appropriation for the Garfield hos.
ptal OF this city from 500 to 600 was agreed
10; also the provision for elevator In the Senate
SIDE OF the Capitol, with an amendment providing
for one In the west corridor of the House wing BY
an amendment to an amendment $19,5OO was
n fhp fopt tho Hrrhf Nf rfh